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Re-Ignite:
Rediscover your vision for life-changing youth ministry. Save the date
for this exciting ministry enrichment day presented by Group Publishing's Jim
Knowles. Join us Monday, Mar. 8 at Incarnation Church (55
Williamsburg Lane, Centerville, 45459) for an engaging workshop that will:-
Re-ignite your initial calling to youth ministry
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Re-vive your teens' Catholic faith
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Re-late to Jesus with 14 ideas and strategies
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Re-focus what you do
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Re-ceive lunch, lots of free products, and exclusive discounts on the latest Group products!
How can you make teens' Catholic faith
relevant to their lives? The US Bishops have offered a framework for publishers
regarding adolescent catechesis and many of the direct themes have to do with a
more thorough understanding of Jesus and His role in their lives. How can you
make this happen? Come and see! For more information, check out our
website at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/youthmin.
Youth
In Conversation With God: Empowering Teens to Pray. Effective and grace-full
prayer and worship with youth can awaken and nurture a deeper spirituality and
prepare them for "full, conscious and active" participation in the sacramental
life of the faith community. Join us April 30-May 1 (7pm Friday to 5pm
Saturday) for an overnight seminar that provides sound principles of prayer,
rooted in the Catholic tradition, equipping adults with creative approaches that
engage young people in a variety of personal prayer forms and corporate worship.
More information will be available on our website in upcoming weeks. 
LAUDATE: Forming Youth for Music Ministry!
Now in its sixth year, this popular four-day, three-night workshop will feature
sessions in voice, organ, piano, guitar, and other instruments used in liturgy.
Teens will learn liturgy fundamentals and hear witnesses from those who work
in the field both full and part-time. This program is designed for young people
who love song, music, and faith, and want to bring them together in a fun
community experience during the summer.
This year, the youth will be learning more about the new Roman Missal coming out
next year. Mark your calendars for June 14-17 and check out the center link at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/youthmin for more information.
TACKLE (Teens Advocating Change through Knowledge Leadership and Experience) coming
June 20-25!
Don't let your youth miss this powerful immersion
experience, an inspiring and challenging week that develops youth into strong,
justice-focused, Catholic leaders. The week includes community building, prayer,
and service learning directly from community leaders and those in need from our
own communities. Check out the TACKLE link on our homepage
at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/youthmin for more information.
Learning
about L.I.F.E. (Love, Infatuation, Friendship, Exploitation): Join us and presenter Kieran Sawyer, SSND for an all day workshop that empowers
ministry leaders to direct a program that guides parents in offering their
children a foundation for healthy and loving relationships. This workshop will
be held on June 8 at St. John the Baptist (753 S. Hyatt St, Tipp City) and
repeated on June 9 at Our Lady of Sorrows (330 Lebanon St, Monroe). Time for
both workshops is 9 AM to 3 PM, with registration beginning at 8:30 AM. The
workshop includes teaching techniques specific to family-based and/or
intergenerational programs, as well as detailed training for facilitators.
Sponsored by the offices of the Chancellor, Evangelization and Catechesis,
Family Life, and Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Registration information will
be available in early spring. 
The CCHD
2010 Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest is an opportunity for schools and
parishes to engage young people grades 7-12 in learning about the root causes
of poverty; CCHDs support for groups working to address these causes; and
Catholic social teachings call for Catholics to support such efforts through
both charitable works and social justice. Young people then become educators of
their peers, families, and communities by using their artistic talents to teach
others about what they have learned. Schools and parishes submit young peoples
entries to their diocesan CCHD office, which judges all diocesan entries
locally, and then chooses up to two entries for consideration in the national
contest.This years contest theme is Empowering Communities, Uprooting
Poverty. For more information, check out the USCCB website at
www.usccb.org/cchd/contestmaterials.shtml. 
CRS
Food Fast. Looking for a great
Lenten (or any time!) activity you can do with your teens that is educational, spiritual, interactive,
fun, doesn't cost much money, and raises money for the poor? Try a 24-Hour Food Fast.
The 2009-2010 Food Fast CD-ROM provides resources you need to design a Food
Fast, including planning guides, forms, promotional resources, and activities
that focus on hunger and poverty. Visit
www.foodfast.org to order your FREE materials. 
Operation Rice Bowl:
Each year, Operation Rice Bowl calls us to pray with our families and faith
communities; fast in solidarity with those who hunger; learn more about our
global community and the challenges of poverty overseas; and give
sacrificial contributions to those in need. ORB aims to educate participants on issues
faced by the poor in the developing world and to raise funds for CRS' overseas development
projects. Your participation in Operation Rice Bowl ensures that Catholic Relief
Services can continue to provide assistance to those in need in more than
100 countries. Order your free 2010 Operation Rice Bowl materials by calling 1-800-222-0025
or going to the website at http://orb.crs.org.
Little
Saint of the Poor: An original play about the life of Saint Jeanne Jugan,
foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Please join us on Friday, March
19th at the Archbishop Leibold Home (476 Riddle Rd., Cincinnati,
45220) for a benefit performance by "Theater of the Word". There
will be appetizers, music and an opportunity to meet the actors at 6:30 PM, and
the show begins at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are $30 per person. Proceeds will provide vital support
for the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Guest emcee is Sheila
Gray, Fox 19 Morning News Anchor. For tickets, call (513) 281-8001 x180.
Matt
Maher in Concert: Worship artist and renowned
songwriter Matt Maher, whose breakout composition, "Your Grace is Enough"
appeared on his 2008 debut album, is coming to Ohio. Come see Matt Maher in
concert March 13 at 7 PM at Parkway High School Auditorium
(400 Buckeye St., Rockford, 45882, near Lima, OH). Opening performance by Krista
Evans and the Bridge Band. Tickets are: Adults: $15 and Children
(under 12) $10, but contact Steve or Betsy Merrill at
smerrill1@bright.net for special
discounts for groups of high school youth (or just to purchase tickets). 
The 2010 National Catholic Youth Choir is currently accepting student applications. The
National Catholic Youth Choir is a summer music camp open to Roman Catholic
youth entering 10th-12th grade in the summer of 2010. The program takes place
June 15-29, 2010 on the beautiful wooded grounds of Saint John's Abbey and
Saint John's University in central Minnesota. Camp includes a multi-state tour,
concert performances, CD recording and of course fun! The singers learn
about Catholic liturgy and how the treasury of sacred music fits in Catholic
worship today. The choir also sings contemporary and newly-written music.
Choristers have had their faith renewed and have become excited to be a
believing Catholic. They are very proud of the great music they make.
Additional Information can be found on the website at
www.CatholicYouthChoir.org.
Application forms are online and are due March 8, 2010. For more
information, go to
www.catholicyouthchoir.org.
Men
of Faith Disciples of the Lord: The Art of Prayer. Please accept this invitation to attend a one-day Mens Retreat on Saturday, March 20 at Mercy Franciscan Terrace (100 Compton Road Cincinnati, 45215). Our facilitator will be Rev. John T. Judie who serves at the pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary and Christ the King parishes in the Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky. For more information visit www.catholiccincinnati.org/africanamericanministries; go directly to the flyer here, or call (513) 421-3131 ext. 2640.
Holy
Week Retreat The Jesuit Spiritual Center is offering a special Holy Week
Retreat directed by Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ April 1 - 3. The Retreat,
open to both men and women, will begin on the evening of Holy Thursday and
conclude with lunch on Holy Saturday. Using his background in drama and
storytelling, Fr. Michael will enact the story of the passion and resurrection
throughout the retreat and offer insights into each section of the gospel text.
The retreat will be silent and will include celebration of the sacred liturgies
of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. For more information, or to register, call
(513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Praying
with Ignatius: Following upon full-house attendance last year, the
Jesuit Spiritual Center will again offer a four-evening Lenten retreat on the
consecutive Wednesdays of Feb. 24 and March 3, 10 and 17. The retreat will
offer an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and will seek
to deepen the prayer habits and spiritual lives of attendees. Each evening will
include a specific topic as well as prayer, scripture-reading and small group
sharing. The retreat will be led by Fr. Cy Whitaker, SJ, associate pastor of St.
Xavier Church. For more information, or to register, call (513) 248-3500, ext.
10, or visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Wrapped in Gods Love, a
weekend personally directed retreat for women, will be offered March 5-7
at the Jesuit Spiritual Center by Dede Swinehart, Wanda Wetli, CSJ and a team of
spiritual directors. Enter into the Lenten spirit by wrapping yourself in
silence, reflection, spiritual direction and prayer. For more information, call
(513) 248-3500, ext. 10. call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
The
Search Institute has launched a website for parents,
MVParents, to help give them the
tools they need to know how to help their kids succeed with resources on
everyday parenting, discipline and values, how to spend more time together,
information on high-risk behaviors, and much more. On the website you can find a
host of resources such as: activity ideas, conversation starters, e-cards, a
newsletter, and access to the MVParents store. Check out the site at
www.mvparents.com 
Check out this article by Darren Sutton on what parents need from youth ministry
leaders: What Do Parents Need From Youth Pastors.
If you find it helpful, also check out these articles on:
Youth Pastors Arent Replacement Parents ,
Parent Ministry: Is It Really That Simple?
and The Daunting Task of Family-based Youth Ministry.
Need
Some Help Understanding How to
Podcast? Check out this helpful video from Greg Thompson, Coordinator of
Youth Ministry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Madison, Alabama.
In this 12 minute video, Greg gives some tips on how to make a video podcast.
If you don't know how to find the power button on your video camera, this
will not help. If, however, you have some technical skill and are willing to
take some time to experiment and learn a little more, this might be worth a
look to give some extra tips for those who aren't sure where to begin. Check
out the video at
http://www.mycatholicvoice.com/media/dfKQUy, and happy podcasting! 
Make connections with families on the topic of underage drinking: Help
the parents of the youth in your parish increase awareness regarding the
facts of underage drinking. Register for a session with local law
enforcement regarding underage drinking laws, facts, and safe storage or
alcohol in the home. Registering will also give you a chance to win
free tickets to attend the #10 ranked Xavier Women's Basketball game. For
more information about this initiative and others, log on to
www.DrugFreeCincinnati.org.
This is a program of the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater
Cincinnati.
Need an easier way to
communicate with your teens or staff? Can't decide whether to send an e-mail,
text message or Facebook posting? Check out
www.Flocknote.com, a free, new
Catholic website that could be perfect for your Catholic parish. Here's a brief
description of how the site works: Catholic group leaders simply create
"feeds" for every group that they lead. They can then post notes and documents
on this feed to share with their members. Then, group members subscribe to
the feeds and choose how they want to receive their notes: by email, text
message, Facebook , or on the website itself. You can even attach documents that
group members can download - like newsletters, event flyers, permission slips,
etc. And the best part? It's 100% free - and 100% Catholic. So check
out the website and give it a try!
E-mails and addresses change quickly this day and age, and sometimes it is difficult for us to keep up.
Please go to our website at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/youthmin and click on the mailing list update link on the bottom of the
page. Please fill it out, hit submit, and you're done! If you know anyone who is no longer
receiving this youth ministry e-zine but would like to, invite them to fill one out too. Return as
often as you like, whenever anything changes.
ABOUT THE E-News: The Youth Ministry E-News is a periodic on-line publication of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry frequently forwards information about church-related youth ministry events and opportunities as a service to the youth ministry leaders of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Forwarding information does not imply Archdiocesan endorsement, sponsorship or approval. For more details about youth ministry opportunities offered specifically by our office, check out our website at www.catholiccincinnati.org/youthmin.
Peace,
Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
E-mail:
cintioym@catholiccincinnati.org